Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 26,2005 - THREE
Mustangs dominate Tigerscots, 47-0
By Rick Paullus
Using a mix of ball
control offense and a stifling
d efen se, the H eppner
M ustangs dom inated the
Weston-McEwen Tigerscots
47-0 on Friday, Oct 21, in
Athena in Columbia Basin
C o n feren ce play. A fter
taking a 29-0 lead at halftime
the Mustangs controlled the
ball almost the entire second
half as the Tigerscots had the
ball for just nine plays.
The Mustangs, 4 and
0 in the CBC and 7 and 0
overall, will host Culver on
Friday, Oct. 28, for first
place in the CBC as the
Bulldogs come into the game
also undefeated at 4 and 0.
The
M ustangs
jum ped on the Tigerscots
early as the defense forced a
punt which Casey Maben
took 68 yards for a
touchdow n. Q uinn Peck
kicked the extra point for a
7-0 lead.
The defense held
again and the Mustangs took
over at their own 30 yard line
after the punt. Matt McCabe
picked up 8 yards, Maben
ran for 21 yards then Matt
Kenny went twice for 15
yards and a first down at the
26 yard line. Maben went for
three and Peck went for 7
yards and a first down at the
sixteen. McCabe went for six
Kenny went twice for six and
a first down at the four
where Maben took it in for
the touchdown. Peck kicked
the extra point for a 14-0
lead late in the first quarter.
The d efen se held
again with the M ustangs
taking over at their own 49
yard line after holding on
downs. They were unable to
move the ball and had to
punt but they got the ball
back at their 36 after forcing
a Tigerscots punt. McCabe
picked up 14 yards. Kenny
went for nine. Peck picked
up four and a first down at
the 37 yard line where Kenny
broke free and took it to the
end zone for the touchdown.
Peck kicked the extra point
to make it 21-0 midway
through the second quarter.
The Tigerscots gave
the ball right back to the
Mustangs as Kenny jumped
on a fumble at the 31 yard
line. Kenny went for 13
yards, McCabe picked up
seven then battled to the end
zone from all yards out for a
touchdown. R.J. Farrens hit
Kenny on a shovel pass for a
two point conversion to
make it 29-0 at the half.
The Mustangs took
over at their 20 yard line
after the second half kickoff
went into the end zone.
Kenny went twice for 20
The Heppner Mustangs walked all over Weston McEwen
Tiger-Scots 47-0. Casey maben takes the ball in for a
touchdown on Heppner's first possession.
yards, McCabe picked up
two, the Tigerscots were
offside, Kenny picked up
four and McCabe picked up
two more and a first down
at the 33 yard line. After a
motion penalty and a short
run by M cC abe, K enny
broke free for 19 yards and
a first down at the 30 yard
line. Maben picked up five
but and illegal block took it
back to the 35 but Kenny
went for 18 yards and a first
down at the 17 yard line.
Peck then hit Rory Kilkenny
in the end zone fo r a
touchdown. The two point
run failed but the Mustangs
led 35-0 midway through the
third period.
The Tigerscots put
together their only drive of
the night on th e ir next
possession but the defense
stiffened and the Mustangs
took over on downs at their
23 yard line. McCabe went
for 12 yards, Caleb Maben
ran for seven but two motion
penalties in a row took the
ball back to the 32 yard line.
Maben ran twice for 16 yards
and a first down, Spencer
P alm er w ent for seven,
Maben went for 14 yards and
a first down at the 30 yard
line. Justin Delveaux went
for seven, Maben picked up
eig h t and a first dow n,
Palmer went twice for nine,
and Maben picked up six and
first down just short of the
goal line. A fter another
m otion perralty, M att
VanCleave hit Maben in the
end zone for a touchdown.
The run failed on the
conversion for a touchdown.
The run failed on the
c o n v ersio n try but the
Mustangs led 41 -0 with 9:23
left.
The defen se held
again forcin g an o th er
T ig ersco ts p unt, w hich
Casey Maben took back for
a touchdown but an illegal
block brought it back, and
We find solutions.
Celebrate the spirit of your hometown!
B ankof
TsriSi
E astern O regon
lone’s Neiffer
named top
athlete at Beloit
As the 2005 fall
athletic seasons begin to
wind down, Beloit College
finds itself in the athletic
spotlight as two Buccaneers
currently are ranked No. 1
in the country in NCAA
D iv isio n III s ta tistic a l
categ o ries. Senior Adam
Neiffer, lone, and junior
K era M aure, E lk h art,
Indiana, top the charts in
football tackles per game
and in volleyball digs per
game, respectively.
Neiffer has piled up
98 tackles in Beloit’s seven
games for a 14 tackles-per-
game average. The latest
ran k in g the N C A A has
com piled was for gam es
th ro u g h O ct. 15, w hen
Neiffer had 87 tackles in six
games for a 14.5 average. He
led the nation by two tenths
of a point (14.5 to 14.3)
b efo re
B e lo it’s 38-0
th u m p in g o f K nox on
Saturday. On Saturday, he
recorded 11 tackles to give
him 98 on the season.
Maure led all NCAA
The Varsity Heppner Mustangs beat the Stanfield Tigers in 4
Division III performers in
games to clinch the third place spot. Heather Rill blocks a shot digs per game with 8.37 in
with Laurie Murray assisting.
matches played through Oct.
16. Maure has recorded 737
digs so far this fall and
currently has an 8.19 per-
game average after Beloit’s
four m atch es o v er the
w eekend. In the O ct. 16
national rankings, Maure led
her closest com petitor by
0.42 digs per match.
Beloit College is a
re sid e n tia l, lib eral arts
college offering more than
40 m ajors to its 1,250
students. Located about 90
miles northwest of Chicago,
Beloit is one of the nation’s
most international colleges,
drawing students from 41
n atio n s and 49 states,
according to a college news
release.
the Mustangs took over at
the W eston-M cE w en 45
yard line. Palmer went for
two, a false start cost them
five yards, and Palmer ran
three times for 16 yards and
a first down at the 32 yard
line. Palmer ran three more
times for 17 yards and a first
down at the 16 yard line.
Dalton Wellman went for
nine, went for two, Josh
Shank picked up two more
and Palmer took it in the end
zone from the two. The pass
failed but the Mustangs led
477-0 with 1:08 left and the
clock ran out due to the 45-
point rule.
The defense was led
by Kenny a McCabe with 15
points each, Andre Rauch
had 11 points, Casey Maben
10 points and Kilkenny had
6 points. The defense held
the Tigerscots to 80 total
yards for the game.
Kenny ran 15 times
for 147 yards, McCabe ran
11 times for 61 yards. Palmer
went 12 times for 58 yards
and Caleb Maben ran six
times for 51 yards as the
M ustangs rushed for 376
yards as a team.
Statistics:
Heppner: 14 15 6 12
-4 7
Weston-McEwen: 0
000-0
F irst
q u arter:
Heppner-Casey Maben 68
yard punt return (Q uinn
Peck kick) 9:35; Maben 4
yard run (Peck kick) 3:30.
S econd Q uarter:
H eppner-M att Kenny 37 The .1V Volleyball girls won in 3 games over the Imbler Panthers.
yard run (Peck kick) 7:23; Jenna Bowman makes an additional point to finish out the season.
Matt McCabe 11 yard run
(K enny pass from R.J.
Farrens) 6:36.
T h ird
Q uarter:
Heppner-Rory Kilkenny 17
yard pass from Peck (run
failed) 7:33
F ourth Q u arter:
H eppner-C aleb M aben 5
yard pass from M att
VanCleave (run failed) 9:23;
Spencer Palmer 2 yard run
(pass failed) 1:08.
Heppner JVs beat Imbler
Colt team takes win
Individual
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Varsity Heppner Mustangs beat the
Stanfield Tigers in 4 games
Annual Book
Harvest is near
Fall is upon us and
with the changing of the
trees and the cooler weather
it is time again to announce
the th ird annual book
exchange. Eastern Oregon
R eading Foundation has
been accepting books all
year and with a donation
from McNary Elementary in
Umatilla, the foundation has
received over 2,000 books.
Most of these books have
been distributed to various
organizations throughout the
two county area and with the
req u ests
fo r
books
increasing there is always a
need of more.
So, the foundation advises,
“clean out your c lo sets,
garages, storage units, etc.
and send your gently used or
new books to the Eastern
Oregon Reading Foundation
c/o Umatilla-Morrow ESD,
2001 S.W. Nye, Pendleton.’’
All donations will
receiv e a slip for tax
p u rp o ses.
For
m ore
inform ation, contact Kay
Dallman, executive director
o f the E astern O regon
Reading Foundation at 541 -
9 6 6 -3 1 6 0
or
kay.dallman@umesd.k 12.or.us.
Statistics;
Rushing - Heppner:
Matt Kenny 15-147, Matt
M cC abe 11-61, Spencer
Palmer 12-58, Caleb Maben
4-33, Quinn Peck 3-6, Josh
Shank 2-2, Delton Wellman
1-9, Justin Delveaux 1-7.
Weston-McEwen:
Eastwood 9-40, Froese 8-
26, Todd 2-4, McGee 8-26.
Passing - Heppner:
Peck 1-5-1 17 yards. Matt
United Methodist
VanCleave 1-1-0 5 yards.
Weston-McEwen: Todd 3-8-
Church plans fall
0- 15 yards. Huntsman 0-1-
celebration
0 0 yards.
The
H ep p n er
R eceivin g
United
Methodist
Church
Heppner: Rory Kilkenny 1-
Shane Smith readies the Colt Football team to win over the will hold its second annual
17, C aleb M aben 1-5.
fall celebration, including a
Weston-McEwen: Arteaga Hermiston Buccaneers 18-13.
h
ay rid e, ch ili feed and
1-
12, Duke 1-5, Fox l-(-2).
Learn about new Medicare changes “ Apple Squeezin' Good
Time,” at the ranch home of
Magnetic
An informational meeting about the upcoming
Jack and Jo M elig an ,
Door Signs
changes in the M edicare program will be held on
located on Willow Creek
Wednesday, November 2, during the noon senior mealsite
HERE
Road. Activities will begin
at St. Patrick’s Senior Center in Heppner. Marty Ward with
Saturday,
October 29, at 10
H eppner G azette-T im es Wheatland Financial Services will provide information.
a.m. and continue into the
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afternoon.